The single reached number one in Scotland, and the top five in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Please sign my petition for Senate support of the Equality Act on Change.org". ", "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus blocked it from reaching the top spot. [67][68] It also won Video for Good. In Canada, the song entered the Hot AC chart at number 40 based on three days of radio tracking. Photo: Shutterstock. In response, GLAAD started a Facebook fundraiser for fans to support the advocacy work for Pride month, with $1300 as a goal since 13 is Swift's lucky number. ". " Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down (Letra e música para ouvir) - So oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh / You need to calm down / You're being too loud / And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (oh) / You need to just stop / Like can you just not step on my gown? You Need To Calm Down Lyrics. Swift awakens in her trailer, wearing a bathrobe over a swimsuit, with an embroidery containing the Cher quote "Mom, I am a Rich Man" hanging on a wall. Like, can you just not step on his gown. "You Need to Calm Down" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on June 14, 2019, as the second single from her seventh studio album, Lover (2019). It sees Swift addressing internet trolls and homophobes, voicing her supp… "You Need to Calm Down" became a gay anthem upon release. "[65] Fashion designer and television personality Tan France, who appeared in the video, called Swift a "powerful ally" and remarked that while LGBT people are often encouraged to take their time to come out, the same is not extended to allies.[66]. [51] Swift throws her phone onto her bed, which then gives off sparks and starts a fire in the trailer. [102], "You Need to Calm Down" was featured in a commercial for Amazon Music. It debuted at the second spot on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the second consecutive top-two single from Lover, tying Swift with Madonna for the most number-two hits in the Hot 100 history; it is also Swift's record-extending sixteenth top-ten debut on the chart. Dan Stubbs from NME called the song "withering in its measured response", concluding it was "an infectious, bite-size pop package". "It's about how I've observed a lot of different people in our society who just put so much energy and effort into negativity, and it just made me feel like, 'You need to just calm down'," said Taylor about the song's meaning. [100] American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson covered the song in an episode of her television show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, to commemorate the 2020 pride month. The pair star in Taylor's new music video for single You Need To Calm Down. [6] On June 13, 2019, Swift announced on a livestream on Instagram that her upcoming album's second single, entitled "You Need to Calm Down", was to be released at midnight EDT on June 14 (04:00 UTC). About You Need to Calm Down "You Need to Calm Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. [46][47] Numerous drag queens, all past contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race (Riley Knoxx being the exception), also appear in the video impersonating various female recording artists. The track started at number 33 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, based on three days of airplay, and has since reached number 9.[29][30]. #TaylorSwift's new vertical video for #YouNeedToCalmDown is now playing on Teen Party Watch now at the link in bio", "Taylor Swift enlists Clean Bandit for chirpy 'You Need To Calm Down' remix", "Taylor Swift takes on keyboard warriors and stands up for gay pride in new song 'You Need To Calm Down, "Taylor Swift shouts out to LGBTQ fans, GLAAD on anti-hate anthem 'You Need To Calm Down, "Listen to Taylor Swift's new pro-LGBTQ jam 'You Need to Calm Down, "Let's Discuss the Lyrics to Every Song on Taylor Swift's Lover", "Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' Misses the Point of Being an LGBTQ Ally", "The Queasy Double Message of Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down, "Taylor Swift's new single "You Need to Calm Down" is exhausting", "The Farr Side: Countdown 2019: Top songs of the year", "4 Ways Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' Helped Her Make History Inside The Top 10", "Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for 12th Week, New Taylor Swift & Drake Songs Debut in Top 10", "Taylor Swift Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)", "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canada Hot AC)", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", "Irish-charts.com – Discography Taylor Swift", Offiziellecharts.de – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", Dutchcharts.nl – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", Ultratop.be – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", Swedishcharts.com – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", Charts.nz – Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down", "Taylor Swift Surprises Todrick Hall with 'You Need to Calm Down' Co-EP Role in Promposal Moment", "Watch Taylor Swift Reunite With Katy Perry in 'You Need to Calm Down' Video", "An annotated guide to Taylor Swift's star-studded "You Need to Calm Down" video", "Taylor Swift Announces the End of Her Katy Perry Feud With a Literal Olive Wreath", "Katy Perry Proves Her Feud With Taylor Swift Is Over By Praising Her Political Statements", "Louisville drag queen 'literally on cloud nine' after co-starring in Taylor Swift video", "All the Drag Queens (and Who They Appear As) in Taylor Swift's New Video", "Every Easter Egg in Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' Music Video", "Queer Filmmakers React to Controversial Taylor Swift Video: Do We Need to Calm Down? After teasing the single during an Instagram Live yesterday, the 29-year-old singer released the tune on Friday. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down (Lyric Video) - YouTube The single is also Swift's sixteenth song to debut inside the top 10 of the chart, which is the second most top-ten debuts in the chart's history, only behind Drake, who has 20 top-ten debuts, making Swift the first and only female artist with 16 top-ten debuts in the Hot 100 history. Swift addresses her haters and homophobes in … [10] The petition has attracted more than 500,000 signatures,[11] including from Democrats such as Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Kirsten Gillibrand. [59], In an opinion piece for NBC News, Michael Arceneaux agreed that Swift "meant well", but criticized the depiction of the anti-gay protestors as "poorer bumpkins", and that the scene between Swift and Katy Perry detracts from the overall pro-gay message. ", while commenting the "explicit pro-gay message is certainly welcome, but it also feels just the slightest bit cynical". Support the Equality Act: https://taylorswift.lnk.to/petition►Download “You Need To Calm Down\" here: https://TaylorSwift.lnk.to/YNTCDsu►Pre-Order ‘Lover’ here: https://TaylorSwift.lnk.to/Loversu►Exclusive Merch: https://store.taylorswift.com►Follow Taylor Swift OnlineInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/taylorswiftFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/taylorswiftTumblr: http://taylorswift.tumblr.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/taylorswift13Website: http://www.taylorswift.com►Follow Taylor Nation OnlineInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/taylornationTumblr: http://taylornation.tumblr.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/taylornation13Featuring appearances by (in alphabetical order):A'keria DavenportAdam LambertAdam RipponAdore DelanoAntoni PorowskiBilly PorterBobby BerkChester LockhartCiaraDelta WorkDexter MayfieldEllen DegeneresHannah HartHayley KiyokoJade JolieJesse Tyler FergusonJonathan Van NessJustin MikitaKaramo BrownKaty PerryLaverne CoxRiley KnoxxRupaulRyan ReynoldsTan FranceTatiannaTodrick HallTrinity K BonetTrinity TaylorDirector: Drew Kirsch \u0026 Taylor SwiftExecutive Producers: Todrick Hall \u0026 Taylor Swift Producers: Tara Razavi \u0026 Fuliane Petikyan for Happy Place, Inc.© 2019 Taylor Swift#TaylorSwift #YouNeedToCalmDown #TaylorSwiftLover It is also Swift's second victory for Video of the Year following "Bad Blood" in 2015, joining Beyoncé and Rihanna as the only female acts to win the category twice and the fourth artist overall. Bruner further stated that, at this song, Swift is "at her most pop-forward" on Lover, owing to its cascading chorus echoes. And I'm just like, "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! En "You Need to Calm Down" nos encontramos a Taylor Swift dirigiéndose a varios detractores que publican comentarios hirientes en línea, siguiendo el tema de amor propio y siendo fiel a su propia identidad que apareció previamente en la canción "ME! It was released on June 14, 2019, as the second single from her seventh studio album, Lover. (feat. Print. Jon Caramanica from The New York Times applauded the inclusion of LGBT celebrities and drag queens as "a worthy celebration", but also wrote it was "plausible cover". The third verse is about successful women being pitted against each other. [42] It was released on June 17, 2019, after a premiere on Good Morning America. [8] The references followed Swift's donation to GLAAD in support of Pride Month,[9] and Swift's Change.org petition for the United States Senate to pass the Equality Act. 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